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About the Role
Writes and produces news and feature content and programming for broadcasts, web, and social media. Adapts and translates content between English and the target language, contributing to teamwork and meeting VOA standards for productivity, quality, and deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Writes and produces news and feature content and programming as assigned for use in broadcasts and web and social media
- Adapts and/or translates content produced in English into native language, as assigned
- Versions content produced in native language into English for distribution, as assigned
- Contributes to teamwork, facilitating tasks of teammates, as needed
- Meets VOA standards for productivity, quality, and meeting deadlines
- Makes suggestions about policy and workflow improvements
- Works independently or as a member of a team
- Other related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Fluency in target language (written, spoken) and deep knowledge of the target area
- Ability to adapt stories into English as assigned, within the time assigned
- Specialized knowledge including formal education in a field desired by VOA
- Regularly demonstrating added ability through the performance of duties
- All personal service contractors must pass a thorough background check
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Personal Services Contractor
Education Level
- Formal education in a field desired by VOA
Salary/Compensations
- $53.01 - $60.00 Hourly
About the Company
- The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an exciting, multi-media, multi-cultural, global media agency that carries out all United States civilian international broadcasting.
- Our media networks complement and reinforce one another in a shared mission vital to U.S. national interests: to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy.
- Our staff of dedicated professionals serve as an example of a free and independent media, bringing news, information, and relevant discussions to a weekly audience of over 278 million people worldwide in over 60 languages via radio, television, Internet, and social media.
- USAGM networks include the Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Marti) and three grantee organizations: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa), and Radio Free Asia.